Alumari
Mohamed Alumari, et al. v. Antony Blinken, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MOHAMED ALUMARI, et al., No. 1:23-cv-01300-KES-CDB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
ANTONY BLINKEN, et al.,
Defendants. Doc. 25
14 Defendants move to dismiss the remaining claims in plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed January 31, 2024, for (1) violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s (“INA”) nondiscrimination clause under 8 U.S.C. § 1152(a); (2) bad faith denial of an immigrant visa; and (3) violation of Mohamed’s Fifth Amendment right to equal protection, against defendants Antony Blinken, United States Department of State, Rena Bitter, Julie M. Stufft, and the United States Embassy in Djibouti. Doc. 24. For the reasons set forth below, defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted, and plaintiffs’ first amended complaint is dismissed without leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND Mohamed, a U.S. citizen, filed an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative for his brother, Yousef, and his sister,…